FAN CHAT: ‘Eras Week’ on ‘Dancing With The Stars,’ 8 p.m.

SAN DIEGO, April 27, 2015 – Sometimes odd circumstances force couples to dig down deep into their creativity and fans are rewarded with memorable, unique performances on ‘Dancing With The Stars.” Remember the futuristic tango danced by Derek Hough and partner Joanna Krupa?

So, as odd as some of the choices seem, give “Eras Week” a chance to impress you tonight. Each couple gets a ballroom dance style assigned along with a specific decade. This week, the couple with the highest overall score gets “immunity” from elimination and an extra three points added to their score.

Remember this spectacular 1950s paso doble from season 10? Photo: ABC

We want to hear what you think about tonight’s routines. Communities Digital News hosts a Live Online Fan Chat weekly for fans to share their reviews and cheer for their favorites.

The remaining six couples then compete in a dance-off for extra judges’ points to help their overall score. The longer the couple stays on the floor before being eliminated, the more points they earn.

The word from ABC is that just one couple will go home Monday night. In the weeks to come, an elimination show will be added on Tuesday night through the finals.

There will be a Tuesday show this week. Originally scheduled later in the season, the “Dancing with the Stars: 10th Anniversary Special,” will air Tuesday at 8 p.m.The episode promises show-stopping performances featuring past and present “Dancing with the Stars” cast members and pro dancers, plus a look back at fan-favorite moments from the past 20 seasons.

It’s Eras Week on “Dancing With the Stars” Monday, 8 p.m. Eastern/Pacific Time on the ABC Television Network. Join Communities Fan Chat starting at 8pm Eastern

Viewers may cast their votes for their favorite couples via phone on Monday nights during the show and up to one hour after the end of the DWTS broadcast in each time zone. Online voting at www.ABC.com and on Facebook is open for 24 hours, beginning from the start of each episode on the East Coast at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and closing at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Tuesday evenings.

Gayle Lynn Falkenthal, MS, APR, is President of the Falcon Valley Group, a San Diego based communications consulting firm. Falkenthal is a veteran award-winning broadcast and print journalist, editor, producer, talk host and commentator. She is an instructor at National University in San Diego, and previously taught in the School of Journalism & Media Studies at San Diego State University.